Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. >Auction >Electronic Auction 116 (15.06.2005)
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Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. >Auction >Electronic Auction 116 (15.06.2005)
Lot :220
Price :777 USD
Description
116, Lot: 220. Estimate $500. Sold for $777.
NERO. 54-68 AD. ae Sestertius (34mm, 26.70 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa 66 AD.
Laureate head left, globe at point of bust / Triumphal arch surmounted by statue of emperor in quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers (torch bearers?), statue of Mars in side niche of arch, otherwise decorated with panels of battle scenes. RIC I 500; WCN 452. Near VF, Tiber patina, some encrustation.
This monumental triumphal arch was erected by Nero to commemorate Roman military campaigns against the Parthians in Mesopotamia and Armenia. Although not particularly successful in a military sense, with Paetus losing almost his entire army at Randeia in Armenia, the war did end with a peace treaty favorable to Rome that was upheld for nearly fifty years. This coin type is vitally important for architectural historians, for the arch was dismantled after Nero's ignominious end in 68 AD, and is only known through its depiction on the coins.
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